Plastic pollution talks end & Arctic people return home to a ‘sink’ of plastic
6:00am ByGlobal plastic pollution talks in Ottawa came to a close April 30, and with them a group of…Indonesia resumes lobster larvae exports despite sustainability, trade concerns
2:38am ByJAKARTA — The Indonesian government is resuming a controversial policy of exporting lobster larvae…‘Our rights are on trial in Brazil’: Interview with Indigenous movement pioneer Brasílio Priprá
Mon 2:09pm ByThe “People of the Sun,” as the Xokleng Indigenous people of Brazil call themselves, are no…CITES halts Ecuador’s shark trade; trafficking persists amid lack of transparency
Mon 11:34am ByIllegal trafficking of shark fins and bodies from Ecuador to Peru has gone on for years. On Feb. 6,…New ban threatens traditional fishers in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state
Mon 10:02am ByCÁCERES, Brazil — Fisher and bait seller Enilza Silva, 52, is a daughter of Pantanal fishers.…UK’s Drax targets California forests for two major wood pellet plants
Mon 9:38am ByDrax, a major global manufacturer of wood pellets for bioenergy, has joined a California nonprofit…Rocky rollout for Bangladesh’s ambitious solar-powered irrigation plans
Mon 7:26am ByBangladesh plans to phase out diesel-powered irrigation pumps for solar ones to cut carbon…In Brazil, half a century of salt mining sinks a city, displacing thousands
Mon 4:05am ByStreets lie deserted. Gardens have overgrown homes. Doors and windows are bricked up. The Bebedouro…Forestry company under fire for illegal timber harvest in DR Congo
May 5, 2024, 8:13 pm BySome $5 million worth of timber exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo to China in the…‘Our life support system is at risk’: Interview with ‘Her Deepness’ Sylvia Earle
May 3, 2024, 6:09 am ByATHENS — At 88, Sylvia Earle is at an age when most people would be slowing down. But retirement…Owl conservationist Raju Acharya wins Whitley Award in hat trick for Nepal
May 2, 2024, 9:06 pm ByKATHMANDU — Raju Acharya, a Nepali conservationist, has been namedof the six winners of this…State management and regulation of extractive industries in the Pan Amazon
May 2, 2024, 12:06 pm ByThe extractive industries are strategic components of the economy of all Amazonian countries, but…No answers for Ghanaian fishery observer’s family months after suspected death
May 2, 2024, 9:04 am ByANYAMAM, Ghana — The brother of a Ghanaian fisheries observer who went missing from his assigned…New illegal logging threatens Liberia’s forests amid vague ban
May 2, 2024, 4:21 am ByMONROVIA — Chainsaw-milled timber is emerging as a damaging new form of illegal logging in…Multilateral development banks must prioritize clean & community-led energy projects (commentary)
May 1, 2024, 2:25 pm ByThe intensifying impact of the climate crisis on frontline communities in the Global South,…New study says conservation works, providing hope for biodiversity efforts
May 1, 2024, 2:12 pm ByConservation efforts are making a significant difference in protecting the planet’s biodiversity,…Indigenous Philippine village rejects gold mine, cites flawed consultation
May 1, 2024, 3:40 am BySITIO DALICNO, Philippines — Domeng Laita, 64, stands on a mountain ledge outside his home,…Mangrove forestry only sustainable when conservation zones respected: Study
May 1, 2024, 12:28 am ByMangroves are recognized globally for their impressive carbon storage potential and plethora of…Education & research bring Rio’s dolphins back from the brink of extinction
Apr 30, 2024, 3:36 pm ByRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Just 60 kilometers (37 miles) outside the city of Rio de Janeiro, dozens…Indigenous communities along Argentina’s Río Chubut mobilize to conserve waterway
Apr 30, 2024, 2:33 pm ByCHUBUT RIVER, Argentina — “The waters of this territory converge in the Río Chubut,” began…
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